USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE WOMENS MOVEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
a feminist leader and writer who sought to raise the public’s awareness of gender issues
A
Gloria Steinam
B
Betty Friedan
C
Phyllis Schlafly
D
Hillary Clinton
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gloria Marie Steinem (/ˈstaɪnəm/; born March 25, 1934) is an American journalist and social-political activist who emerged as a nationally recognized leader of second-wave feminism in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Detailed explanation-2: -From her humble Ohio childhood, Gloria Steinem grew up to become an acclaimed journalist, trailblazing feminist, and one of the most visible, passionate leaders and spokeswomen of the women’s rights movement in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Steinem gave much of her time to political organizations and became an articulate advocate for the women’s liberation movement. She participated in the founding of the Coalition of Labor Union Women, Voters for Choice, Women Against Pornography, and the Women’s Media Center.

Detailed explanation-4: -Contents. Social activist, writer, editor and lecturer Gloria Steinem was born in Ohio in 1934. Steinem helped create New York magazine in the 1960s, and in the 1970s she was among the founders of the National Women’s Political Caucus and the feminist Ms magazine.

Detailed explanation-5: -Aptly referred to as the “Mother of Feminism, ” Gloria Steinem led the women’s liberation movements throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s-and continues to do so today.

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